Journal profile · INFORMATION SCIENCE & LIBRARY SCIENCE
Turkish Librarianship
ISSN 1300-0039 · eISSN 2147-9682 · Türk Kütüphaneciler Derneği (Turkish Librarians' Association) · Turkey
Turkish Librarianship: CAS Zone 4 · Management (2025 upgraded edition); fully open access; no APC; review about 5 weeks (community reports); 30 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Turkish Librarianship is published by Türk Kütüphaneciler Derneği (Turkish Librarians' Association) and is in Zone 4 of Management in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Cultural and Sociopolitical Studies, Families in Therapy and Culture and Educational Methods and Analysis, together about 30.4% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The journal accepts original scholarly articles, opinion pieces, letters to readers, introductory articles, and translations written in Turkish or English that address problems and offer solutions in the field of information and document management.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): INFORMATION SCIENCE & LIBRARY SCIENCE
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named Türkiye 5, France 2, Denmark 1 (8 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Cultural and Sociopolitical StudiesArts and Humanities11.5%
- Families in Therapy and CulturePsychology9.6%
- Educational Methods and AnalysisSocial Sciences9.3%
- Turkish Literature and CultureArts and Humanities8.6%
- History and Cultural HeritageSocial Sciences7.3%
- Historical Turkish StudiesSocial Sciences7%
- Ottoman and Turkish StudiesArts and Humanities5.5%
- Linguistics and Cultural StudiesArts and Humanities4%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Management Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Management | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Information Science & Library Science | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Management Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Management | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Information Science & Library Science | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
Database indexing
ESCIDOAJLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
Turkish Articles Bibliography, Library and Information Science Abstracts, Library, Information Science and Technology Abstracts, TÜBİTAK/ULAKBİM TR Index Social and Human Sciences DatabasePublisher website
As the journal's website lists them, not checked against each database; for Web of Science editions the records above apply.
Editions, and major and minor categories, are shown separately and never merged into one zone; check which edition your institution uses before you submit or report.
Metrics
Impact metrics and publication volume
Impact
- h-index
- 9OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 8OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.47OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 40%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 89.58%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 22LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 552 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 13 | 13 | 0 |
| 2025 | 30 | 30 | 9 |
| 2024 | 14 | 14 | 18 |
| 2023 | 23 | 23 | 27 |
| 2022 | 35 | 35 | 48 |
| 2021 | 80 | 80 | 76 |
Sources count differently and were observed at different times, so each source's own value is kept; "publisher" marks figures from the journal's website.
Review & acceptance
Review time and acceptance
- Average review time (community reports)
- about 5 weeksLetPub ·
- Peer review
- Double blind peer reviewLetPub
Community reports come from authors' own submissions (confidence 0.5) and are not a promise from the journal; for publisher figures, the journal's own definitions apply.
Fees & open access
APC and open-access policy
Fully open accessOpenAlex
Every article is open access; authors usually pay an article processing charge (APC).
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LetPub | No APC | No | — | |
| Publisher website | No APC | — | — |
The journal's website is authoritative for fees; sources were observed at different times and each keeps its own value, without averaging.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- Türk Kütüphaneciler Derneği (Turkish Librarians' Association)
- Country or region
- Turkey
- Language
- English, Turkish
- ISSN
- 1300-0039
- Print ISSN
- 2147-9682
- Electronic ISSN
- 2147-9682
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- Peer review process ↗LetPub
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Turkish Librarianship
What CAS zone is Turkish Librarianship in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Turkish Librarianship is in Zone 4 of Management, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Information Science & Library Science. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 4 of Management. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
How long does peer review take at Turkish Librarianship?
Authors report an average review time of about 5 weeks. Article statistics cover accepted papers only, publisher figures follow the journal's own definitions, and community reports come from authors' own submissions; none is a promise from the journal.
Where are the editorial board members of Turkish Librarianship based?
Of the 8 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Türkiye (5), France (2) and Denmark (1). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Turkish Librarianship?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Turkish Librarianship is indexed in ESCI and DOAJ.
Is Turkish Librarianship open access, and what is the APC?
Turkish Librarianship is a fully open-access journal. It charges no article processing charge.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex, Publisher website; every figure is tagged with its source and the date it was observed, and conflicting values are kept per source. LetPub source page: view ↗ (archived 2026-08-25). Last updated: .